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KCPT thanks the 85 KCPT members and music lovers for spending their Saturday night with us and The Elders for a special in-studio concert. This performance was exclusively given to KCPT members as a ‘thank you’ from local Americana and Celtic folk rock band The Elders for supporting the public television station that shares the best ...Continue Reading

With the hit revival of Gypsy airing tonight on PBS as part of the 2016 Arts Fall Festival, we’re highlighting the local ties of burlesque’s history in Kansas City. Did you know Gypsy Rose Lee, whose life is portrayed in the 1959 musical, performed her first burlesque show right here in Kansas City? In 1929, June Louise Hovick arrived ...Continue Reading

Jonathan Kent’s award-winning production of the classic musicalGypsy– a record-breaking sellout during its acclaimed London run – comes to THIRTEEN’s Great Performances. The first London production to be seen for 40 years, the musical opened at England’s Chichester Festival Theatre before moving to the West End’s Savoy Theatre. This critically acclaimed West End production features Imelda ...Continue Reading

The enduring luster of gold, the conductivity of copper, the strength of steel – the special properties of metals have reshaped societies and defined eras; their role in human history is so important that entire ages have been named after them. But what gives metals their astounding characteristics? From the perfect ring of a bronze ...Continue Reading

After nearly 18 years in the U.S. Army, Maj. David Vodarick is looking forward to calling his own shots as he nears retirement. When he and his family began to look at the path ahead, they were leery of jumping into full-time entrepreneurship, so he started Leavenworth Ice Company in in 2014 as a small ...Continue Reading

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The documentary Meet the Patels follows Ravi Patel, who is almost 30, an actor, and, worst of all to his traditional Hindu parents, still unmarried. After he breaks up with his white girlfriend, Ravi submits ...Continue Reading

This year marks the 32nd Anniversary of the Christmas Tour and release of Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, an album that revolutionized the Holiday Season music category. This new tour features classic Christmas hits from Mannheim Steamroller and dazzling ...Continue Reading

Cultural values, beliefs and attitudes shape and influence our behavior. Just as cultures are unique, each child has unique needs. At this workshop —the first of four professional development opportunities for preschool teachers offered at ...Continue Reading